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The sign to the Car Park is the main location clue, - along with the blocky concrete structure alongside the Shelter, the sloping timber launching ramp for boats, and the beginning of the drainage-outfall's concrete ...Read more

A memory of Thorpe Bay by julian

Can I post a few memories of Wimbledon's 4 cinemas. I was born at the Nelson in 1943, and lived locally in Woodside until my early twenties. Just after the war the town had four cinemas. The Odeon in Worple Road was the largest and ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by cliffjharrison77

What a great page to find. I grew up in Dunsmuir Rd , (mary coupe) swam and played at splott park. Walked carefree back and forward to st albans each day. Loved being chase by the parkie when we over stayed our welcome in the ...Read more

A memory of Splott by chippy2

My parents moved from Hackney East London to Orchard Road in 1958, I was two years old. Orchard Road connected to New Road by way of a pedestrian break in a hedge between the two roads, New Road was unmade in those early days. A ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield by michaelyoules

My name is Steve Clegg and in August 1960, we moved as a family into No. 3 Church Lane which originally, was opposite the car park of the Romiley Arms. My father's name was Frank, and all went well until the Post Office ...Read more

A memory of Romiley by steve

I was born in Long Sutton in Dial House and in1939 moved to The Chase. My father was a railway clerk at the station for over 40 years. He started as a lad porter at Gedney in 1918. I remember the Gem cinema, the ...Read more

A memory of Long Sutton by john.pennington

This area was quit well known to me as I lived in Portsmouth until just after leaving St Lukes school,about half a mile away,although I returned around 1968 .The black square on left of photo was a pub ,and outside most days stood ...Read more

A memory of Portsmouth by Ken Elsley

I remember the lovely fresh bread smell from Aldridges the bakery at the Triagle, the Grove Fish and Chip shop's marvellous rock salmon and chips cooked in beef dripping of course, Killips department store's dumb waiter, learning to ...Read more

A memory of Egham by sylviaanddoug

Used to get the bus to Park North around the corner on the left.

A memory of Swindon

I trotted through and round the square in 1955 as I lived at 28 Park Road just off Talbot Square. I attended a ballet school (hidden on the right hand side of shown picture) and if memory served me correctly ballet school was called Stewart School of Dance

A memory of St Annes by Janet Larsen